El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!